The 17th annual Chanukah Art Contest is open for entries. Deadline for entries is 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18. The deadline is very early this year as the first night of Chanukah is Nov. 27, the night before Thanksgiving.
The contest is sponsored by Chabad House Center and The Jewish Chronicle. This year’s grand prize, provided by Chabad House, is an iPad mini.
The contest is open to all students in grades K-8. This year entrants will all be judged together in one level. One grand prize will be awarded. Two first prizes — gift cards to Target or Michael’s — will be awarded. This year the name of every child who enters the contest will be recognized in The Chronicle’s Chanukah edition.
Since its inception, the contest has attracted children form all corners of the Jewish community. Students must live in the greater Kansas City or surrounding areas (Lawrence, Topeka and St. Joseph) to be eligible. Photos of the winning pieces of art will be published on Thursday, Nov. 28, the second day of Chanukah.
Art projects must relate to the story or celebration of Chanukah. They may be either two- or three-dimensional (for example paint, drawing, craft or sculpture). Art must be original. Entries created from kits will be disqualified.
An iPad mini will be awarded to the creator of the most outstanding art project. Gift cards to Target and Michael’s will be awarded to the two first-place finishers. A student is not eligible to win the grand prize two consecutive years.
Entries must include the student’s name, grade, religious school name (if applicable), home address and the best telephone number to reach the student’s parent/s. Please put this information on a separate sheet of paper, attached to the entry. Students should not write their names on their entries as judges are not allowed to know the identities of the artists.
Entries will not be returned. Entries will be available for pickup until the end of the year at Chabad House.
Art projects may be dropped off now through Nov. 18 at Chabad House Center of Kansas City: 6201 Indian Creek Drive, Overland Park, KS 66211.
The decision of the judges (staff members of The Chronicle and Chabad House) shall be final.
For questions or more information, visit www.ChabadKC.org or contact the Chabad House, 913-649-4852 or .
